Exodus 18:17-26
17Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good. 18You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. aYou are not able to do it alone. 19Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall brepresent the people before God and cbring their cases to God, 20and you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know dthe way in which they must walk and ewhat they must do. 21Moreover, look for fable men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. 22And glet them judge the people at all times. hEvery great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will ibear the burden with you. 23If you do this, God will direct you, you will be jable to endure, and all this people also will go to their place in peace.”24So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said. 25 kMoses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. 26And lthey judged the people at all times. Any hard case they brought to Moses, but any small matter they decided themselves.
Numbers 11:11-13
11 mMoses said to the Lord, “Why have you dealt ill with your servant? And why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me? 12Did I conceive all this people? Did I give them birth, that you should say to me, n‘Carry them in your bosom, as a onurse carries a nursing child,’ to the land pthat you swore to give their fathers? 13 qWhere am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me and say, ‘Give us meat, that we may eat.’Deuteronomy 1:9-14
Leaders Appointed
9“At that time rI said to you, ‘I am not able to bear you by myself. 10The Lord your God has multiplied you, and behold, syou are today as numerous as the stars of heaven. 11 tMay the Lord, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, uas he has promised you! 12 vHow can I bear by myself the weight and burden of you and your strife? 13 wChoose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads.’ 14And you answered me, ‘The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.’Nehemiah 6:3
3And I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?”2 Timothy 2:4
4No soldier xgets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.
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